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After suffering a left ankle injury, described as a “full thickness rupture of the anterior talofibular ligament,” Cristiane Justino (12-1) has been ruled out of the main event of December’s Invicta FC 10 event.

Back when the UFC first decided that it wanted to get into the business of women’s MMA, which also happened to be right around the same time that Invicta FC was finding its footing as the only all-female fight promotion in North America, Invicta President Shannon Knapp used to get a lot of questions about how her organization could survive with the UFC siphoning off its best 135-pounders to co-star in the Ronda Rousey show.

Several MMA fighters have stepped up to help raise money for Sterling Miller and her battle with cancer. She is a 5 year old girl that is winning the fight of her life. Phil Davis and many other fighters have been generous enough to donate personal items to auction.
Signed gloves, clothing and other items from lots of fighters.

So the mixed martial arts (MMA) community had its collective undies all up in a bunch -- complete with severe chafing -- after news broke that nine-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Gabi Garcia would be making her pro debut against a 42-year-old tomato can in Japan.

Veteran fighter Lyman Good (16-3) knows what it’s like to be undefeated. He also knows what it’s like to lose that unblemished record, a feeling he intends on handing Jonavin Webb (7-0) on Saturday at CFFC 43.

Brazilian MMA pioneer Jorge Patino, who has become an influential manager in the latter stages of his fighting career, said he’s yet to hear from XFC officials and has no reason to think his client, Kalindra Faria, will not compete at WSOF 15.